Frontier Publications
- Liquid marketsProspects for introducing water tradingBulletin | 21.01.2010.
- Regulating the 'known unknowns'Planning for uncertainty in the energy sectorBulletin | 02.12.2009.
- Measuring Monitor’s Impact: Economic evaluation reportPaper | 30.09.2009.
- The effects of ICT investment on productivity in SpainPrepared for the NEREC conference on Electronic Communications Presentation | 11.09.2009.
- New bulletin: Pricing it so they shall comeBulletin | 21.08.2009.
- Do universal banks need special regulatory treatment?A report for BarclaysPaper | 18.08.2009.
- New Handbook on Utility ManagementPaper | 17.08.2009.
- Transmission Management and Pricingcontribution to the new "Handbook on Utility Management" published by SpringerPaper | 17.08.2009.
- Options for the design of emissions trading schemes in AustraliaAn updated submission to the Garnaut Climate Change ReviewPaper | 10.08.2009.
- The economic impact of the CPRS and modifications to the CPRSA report for the Coalition and Senator XenaphonPaper | 10.08.2009.
Food for thought
The impact of advertising bansProhibiting TV ads for foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) looks like an easy policy response to the growing obesity problem in the UK and other developed economies. However, a wide range of studies of the impact of similar bans, notably on alcohol ads, indicate that they are ineffective in reducing harmful consumption and may even have perverse effects. We were commission by a client to assemble the evidence and explore the reasons for these counter-intuitive results.
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